Ligia oceanica - dark

Supposedly the Common Sea Slater (Ligia oceanica) can adapt to its background by changing the colour intensity in its chromatophores - this one had just been hiding in dark seaweed.

comments (4)

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

How ADORABLE, Arp!

That is a really cool adaptation! Posted 6 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Lisa :o) Its a cool feature, but quite hard to confirm visually and even harder to clearly demonstrate in a photo - this one came out nicely to demonstrate the colours, but of course the critter had no intention of sitting still to allow for an image with acceptable dof/sharpness :-/ Cheers, Arp Posted 6 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Beautiful! Posted 6 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ferdy, The recent uploads with the American west coast Ligia by Gary "inspired" me to add these old images :o)
  
  Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago

The Common Sea Slater

Ligia oceanica, the sea slater, common sea slater, or sea roach, is a littoral zone woodlouse, living on rocky seashores of the European North Sea and Atlantic coastlines, and is also commonly seen in Taiwan.
L. oceanica individuals live for 21⁄2–3 years and usually breed only once.

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Similar species: Brood Pouch Crustaceans

Species identified by Pudding4brains